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GANE.

Patented Jan. 8, 1889.

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W. M. CARPENTER.

IVILBUR HARVIBT CARPENTER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CANE.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 396,027, dated January 8, 1889.

Application tiled October 4, 1886. Serial No. 215,318. (No model.)

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, VILBUR MARVIN OAR- PENTER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of St. Louis, and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Flail- Cane, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention is intended to supply a new article of manufacture; and it consists in applying certain devices to a cane by means of which it may be instantly transformed into a powerful weapon of defense; and the object of my invention is to enable a person attacked by dogs or otherwise assailed to smite his assailants at a longer range than they are accustomed to or suspect. W'ith this object in View I construct the cane in two main part-s and attach them together by a joint. One part is a hollow tube inclosing the other part, which may consist of an elastic rod or iiexible cord with a weighted end.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters refer to similar parts throughout all the views, Figure l is a vertical section of the top and bottom parts of the cane; Fig. 2, an elevation showing the cane as used in the act of striking. Figs. 3, 5, and 6 are details of parts. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the lower part, which is shown in section in Fig. l. Figs. 7 and S are views showing a variation in the construction of the cane, showing how the rod to which the head is fastened may be attached to the foot of the cane by means of a hinge.

The staff A is made of any suitable material--in the present case metal-and in shape a hollow frustuin of a cone; but it may be tinted or otherwise orna-mented in various ways like the common cane. It is attached to a socket, B, which forms the lower half of the head of the cane, by means of the screw-thread u. The upper part of thchead O is spherical and nicely fits thc socket B at the joint h, while the lower part is circular and cireularly tapering to a neck, c, which fits closely tothe lower part of the socket Il. It may he made solid and in one piece, or, as in the present instance, hollow, with a plug, D, screwed into the neck c. In the latter case the spherical top may be a shell of gold or other valuable or ornamental material joined to a less valuable base and neck, c, and filled with lead or other metal to give it weight. The circuvided with barbs E. The elastic wire cord' F, which may have barbs J, is attached. to

an eye, G, pendent from the plug D, and connects with the button. or plunger H at the eye I.

The plunger H may he hollow or solid, or as in the present case, where the upper part is solid, while the lower part is hollowed out to the dotted curved line (Z and beveled slightly on the outer edge. The purpose of the plunger H is to hold the part C in place when used as a cane-head, and by sliding up against the bottom of the socket B to hold the part O and the cord F to the staff while being used as a whip or flail. j

A cord or tape, K, of rubber or other .inaterial elastic longitudinally, maybe connected to a pin, e, in the plunger H and to an eye, f, of a plug, L, held in the bottom of the cane by the screws o: The purpose of this cord or tape is to draw by means of its elasticity the part C of the cane-head back to its place directly after a blow shall have been struck. Two catches, M M', engaging with plunger H, hold the top part of the head C tightly to the socket B at the joint b. Figs. 5 and 6 are elevations of the inside of these catches, showing the position of the cars g g 7L Z t, while the elevation of the outside of the catch M is shown in Fig. i. The outside of the catch M is entirely similar. Pins N N pass through the body of the cane and the ears g g', serving as fulcra for the catches. rlhe outside of these catches may be made flush with the staff A, or they may be set in deeper or project beyond the staffA in any desired ornamental style. In the present instance they are iiush, except at the lower ends, m m, which proj ect outward for the purpose of facilitating the application of the thumb and finger to the saine when suddenly called upon to use the cane asa weapon of defense. The inside of the upper ends of these catches are beveled and held against corresponding bev els, n n, in the staff A by pressure of the spring O, the catches acting like levers with fulcra at g g', as already intimated. Pressing in the ends fm m throws the upper ends outward and allows the plunger H to ascend; but to render the action of both catches sure when the end m or m of only one catch is pressed IOO inward l construct the catches M M with a lever, o, having` a 'lulcru1n,p, and connecting1- rods q lr r', adjusted. in such a manner that when motion is given to only one catch a cor- 5 responding,r motion is produced in the other.

Fig. 2l shows more clearly how the connecting'- rods (1r r and the lever o are joined. rod q is curved in the centerto allow the passage otf the cord K, andisattached to the two ears l and i with a pin or rivet, s, and to the lever 0 with a pin or rivet, t. The two conneeting-rods r r are attached to the lever o by a pin or rivet, n, and to the ear h b v the pin or rivet 4zi. The springI O is made last to the stati' A by one or more rivets, u1.

To use m v invention as a wealngm ol' defense when attacked by an)Y dangerous animal, as a dog, the bearer ot' the cane lgrasps the lower end and withthe thu'nrb and lingers presses in m m ot' the catches and at the same time strikes a blow. li the object should doiflge the blow and attempt to seize the rod or wire cord with its teeth or paws, it would be di the ult and unpleasant 1o hohl by reason ot' the barbs before described.

l do not wish to be understoodaseontining myself to the exact construction herein described and shown, as the desired object mayv be attained in various other ways without cl1an; 1;i11 1x the general plan ot' the invention.

7 and S show how the construction may be varied in ailother way. ',lhe tippelpart ot the cane-in this caso about a hands breadth below the head-wbich maybe made hollow, so as to be light, consists ot a shell like the halt ot a-hollow tube. luto this halt'- ef \'linder a leaden end, I", of an elastic rod7 Q, lits.

The elastic. rod Qhas its outersn rl'aee curved to be ot the same form as the cane and the inner side triangular, so as to lit into a slot in the cane similar in shape. 'lhc edn'es ol' the elastic rod may be sharp in the place ot having' barbs. lhe lower end ot' the triangular rod is hinged at S to the botttnn olf the cane. The triangular edge ot' the elastic rod toward the center ol' the cane has in three or tour places a part-say halt an inch long-renioved, as at T, and the lower end ol' each notch has a recess, so asto makea hook. 'lhc leaden end has a similar notch, V. Near the center ot' the cane is a rod, lV, which slides up and down in guides X. X. The upper end of this rod is carried outward and passes ah mg the leadcn slugl l in a slot in the shell olf the cane and terminates in a linger-piece, Y, near the head of the cane, so as to be pulled up or pressed down by the linger. '.lhe rod has hooks Z, which will tit into those oli` the elastic rod when pressed down and slip out when pulled up. The hooks are ljieveled toward their free ends, so the elastic rod may be drawn closely to the body of the cane, all the sur `face of which may be painted or grained in stripes or roughened, so the lines of jiniction may not be visible. The elastic rod is tenipared, so that it has a tendency to maintain a slight curve with the ends outward. lt will therefore be seen that when the inner rod is pulled. upward by its linger-piece the leaden end of the elastic rod will sl'n'ingout oi' its recess alfew inches, and may be thrown at an object a ["ew leet away and afterward used as a Ilail with a loaded swingel.

Since the elastic rod hasatendencytoeurve with the eonvexit)v toward the cane, it may be held in its slot 111erelyb vhavinga steel socket set into the upper part otl the leaden end, into which a pin lits, the upper end being attached to the 'ingerpiece before described. The lower part ol.' the rod W and the hooks in the elastic rod ma)Y then be dispensed with.

I do not limit the application ol" my invention to canes, as it may be. appliwlalso to nmbrella and parasol handles and every kind ot' endeel.

What l claim as my invention, and wish to secure by Letters Patent, is*

l. As a new article of manul'acture, a cane or like article composed oli' a suitable case, a letachable head, and a .tlexible connection between said head and the cane-l iody, wh erel )Iv the head allowed av certain range beyond the end ot' the cane, and is thereby adapted to be used as a weapon oldet'ense, substantiall f as described.

2. A cane or like article consisting ot' a case, a detachable head, and a connection between said head and the cane, whereby the said `head is allowed a certa-in Vrange o'l' movement beyond the end ol the cane, the connection betwvcen the head and cane bein t'ormed with spurs or teeth, substantially as described.

il. A cano or like article consisting,r ot' a case, a head detachable therefrom having' a smooth exterior and teeth or like projwtions upon its under surface, and a. tnlneetion between said head and cane allowing limited movement ol' the head, and also provided with spurs or projections tln'mig'lmut its extent, substantially as describml.

l-. A cane or like article consist ine' olA a bod)1 portion, a head detachable therefrom, a con neetion between said headv and the cane, and elastic means t'or auttnnati "ally withdrawing saidhead toits normal position al'ter use, substantially as d escribod.

A eanoor like article consisting'olfa ease, a head detachably con'nectml therewith,posin tive means lj'or holding;l said head in position, and a hand device For releasing, the holdingl device, whereby the. said head maiT have a limited movement to be used as a weapon olf det'ense, substantially as described.

(i. A. cane or like article ooiisisting of a suitable case, a detachable head, a tlexible connection between said head and cane, holdingcatches for keeping the head in its normal position, and releasing,` means in connection with each other, whereby in the operation ol one upon one side of the cane the other will be automatically operated to release thehead, substantial] y as described.

'7. In a cane or other stati. havin g; a button TOO or plunger, as shown, an elastic cord connecting said button or plunger to the bottom of the cane, substantially as shown.

8. A cane or like article consisting of a suitable case, a detachable head, a sliding block within the cane, the connection between said sliding block and the cane-head, the iiexible connect-ion between said sliding block and the cane-body, and holding-catches for retaining the block in position until released, substantially as described.

9. In a cane or other staff having a button or plunger, two catches and their connecting rods and levers, and a spring, substantially as shown.

l0. A cane or like article having a body portion and a Weighted part extensibly connected to said body portion, and a catch, as M, for holding said weighted part in place, said catch terminating in a handle, substantially as described.

WILBUR MARVIN CARPENTER.

Witnesses:

J. B. CHRISMAN, lEo. CREPoRE. 

